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Household of John Leighton (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Leighton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leighton, born in 1824 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline H Leighton, born in 1827 in Chudleigh, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John F (born 1861 in Bath, Somerset, England), E M (born 1862 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Robert N (born 1865 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Julia Tombs, born in 1863 in Castlemorton, Worcestershire, England.


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Caroline H

Leighton

Wife
Male

John F

Leighton

Son
Female

E M

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Robert N

Leighton

Son
Female

Julia

Tombs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leighton

Head

Married

57

1824

Yorkshire, England

Caroline H

Leighton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Chudleigh, Devon, England

John F

Leighton

Son

Single

20

1861

Bath, Somerset, England

E M

Leighton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bath, Somerset, England

Robert N

Leighton

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Julia

Tombs

Servant

Single

18

1863

Castlemorton, Worcestershire, England

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